Transferring into the Wharton School
The undergraduate program at the Wharton School, the world's first collegiate business school, integrates the intellectual enrichment of a liberal arts education with a comprehensive business curriculum. Wharton students take courses in the arts, sciences, and humanities, while learning business fundamentals and pursuing a business concentration.
Requirements:
All applicants must meet specific academic requirements by the end of the term in which they are enrolled at the time of transfer application. In addition to the academic requirements, all applicants should have demonstrated leadership skills through involvement in their current college community. Students are encouraged to transfer after their freshman year to enter for their sophomore year. There are very few spaces available for entering juniors.
Applicants who wish to enter for their sophomore year must have completed:
- One semester of calculus, which can be fulfilled by:
- A score of "5" on the AP Calculus BC exam (no credit is awarded for the AB exam);
- A score of "7" on the IB Higher Level Mathematics with Further Mathematics exam;
- A course deemed by the Department of Mathematics to be equivalent to MATH 104.
Please note that math classes below the level of calculus will not transfer to Penn.
- One semester of introductory microeconomics, which can be fulfilled by:
- A score of "5" on the AP Microeconomics exam;
- A score of "6" or "7" on the IB Higher Level Economics exam;
- A course deemed by the Department of Economics to be equivalent to ECON 001.
- One semester of introductory macroeconomics, which can be fulfilled by:
- A score of "5" on the AP Macroeconomics exam;
- A score of "6" or "7" on the IB Higher Level Economics exam;
- A course deemed by the Department of Economics to be equivalent to ECON 002.
- One semester of a combined introductory micro and macroeconomics course (ECON 010), which can be fulfilled by a course deemed by the Department of Economics to be equivalent to ECON 010.
In addition to the above, incoming juniors must have already completed:
- A one-semester financial accounting course deemed by the Accounting Department to be equivalent to ACCT 101.
- A one-semester managerial accounting course deemed by the Accounting Department to be equivalent to ACCT 102.
- Two semesters of statistics (with a calculus prerequisite), which can be fulfilled by courses deemed by the Statistics Department to be equivalent to STAT 101 and STAT 102.
Note that statistics courses without a calculus prerequisite will not transfer to Penn and a score of "5" on the AP Statistics exam will only fulfill the STAT 101 requirement. - One semester of intermediate microeconomics, which can be fulfilled by:
- A course deemed by the Department of Economics to be equivalent to ECON 101.
- A course deemed by the Business & Public Policy Department to be equivalent to BPUB 250.
Please note that completion of these courses does NOT guarantee transfer of credit. Official approval of transfer credit takes place after matriculation and must be granted by the department from which you are seeking credit. Specific information about courses can be found on the respective department websites and is available in the Course Register.
It is also recommended that all applicants gain proficiency in a foreign language by the time they enroll at Penn. Proficiency is usually equal to four semesters of college-level language courses and must be demonstrated by passing a proficiency exam at Penn before graduation.
For more information about the Wharton Undergraduate Program, please explore our website or email us at undergradinfo@wharton.upenn.edu.
